Would you pay $1500 for a Windows Mobile phone?
Three months ago, I asked the very same question, only the price was $200 higher. It’s the HTC X7500, er Athena…uh Ameo…I meant, Advantage, or is it the U1000? Maybe calling the device by five names is jacking up the price. In any case, if you want to pre-order the Windows Mobile 5 phone with a five-inch display and 8 GB hard drive, don’t let us stop you. Head right over to On-The-Go Solutions and then tell us how it feels to splurge. Meanwhile, we’ll be using first generation UMPCs with more storage and larger displays for about 50% less, which leaves us money to pick up a nice phone too. Yikes! If you want to save the $1500 and get just a feel for the device, put your wallet away and watch the video unboxing. 
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Got mine yesterday in the UK. Awesome, GPS really completes the package. Digital Convergence is here!
This highlights the real cost of mobile phones. It available hare under 24 month contract for 400 euro!
Im using a pepperpad right now. If it was sold in the same way as a mobile phone it would cost about $250. Possibly less.
What I want to know is: for $1500 USD do I get a free upgrade to WM6?
@Spit- Can you make a phone call by holding the Ameo up to your ear like a regular phone?
Too rich for me – I’m looking at the Nokia N95 for $350 on T-Mobile 12 month contract http://www.smalltalk.co.uk/mobile/phones/disphandset.php?network=tmobile&handset=N95
I was debating about getting myself a small camera for computer stuff (blogging, etc), my current contract is up and this has a 5 Megapixel one.
That’s |T-mobile in the UK before anyone gets excited
Kevin, do those 1st gen UMPCs have HSDPA/UMTS? Just checking
I haven’t written my review yet, but I recently had an opportunity to review the TabletKiosk eo. Ultimately, the lack of WWAN was just a killer for me – the combination of EVDO on my M200 Tablet (the eo doesn’t have a PCMCIA slot) and my blackberry offered more.
The answer is ebay – brand new ones go for about 650 euro – not bad
I use a BT headset. Not tried it to my ear, not going to either.
That $1,500 price tag isn’t really a good deal for the Advantage, let’s use a better source – Mad Monkey Boy is selling them for $1,095, that’s actually less than I paid for my JasJar 1.5 years ago!
http://www.dweiniger.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=167&osCsid=hbeheh7om77ai05n71njq2s0j2
As has been pointed out, the subsidized price of $400 euro ($535 USD) is actually an incredibly good deal, not a US carrier is likely to offer this device, but at least you can then have a clean discussion about the merits of the device.
JK I think you are way to harsh on this device and $1500 is not a true price either. Sure you can do more on Q1 but Athena is way smaller and the battery will last longer. This will actually fit in my suit’s pocket and I doubt that the reset will take longer then a reboot of q1.
There are so many models of UMPSs now and this is the only model of windows mobiles that breaks the stereotype of 3″ screen.
That’s not completely true montevale. There have been 4 inch screens before on Pocket PCs but no other PPCPE or Windows mobile device has had this many features and a truly humungeous screen.
I have to wait before I can try out this device. The money’s just not right yet. I’ll try to get one in May if they’re off of pre-release. This thing is my dream device. And I’ve had a lot of devices.
Will I give up my UMPC? No. I think this will be a great companion to my Q1. I may have to sell a laptop or something to get one though.
True or Not the stereotype is a 3″ and a stigma that in my opinion has been holding further development of useful software for these units. UMPSs are finally filling this gap. To be completely “TRUE” when talking about large screens units such as HP Jornada720 and NEC were developed with even larger screens, but who needed them 10 years ago when even the cellphones were looked at as a something of a novelty.
Things are different today with the amount of blogging, email, messaging, podcastw, webcasts, whatnotcasts…
having such units actually makes sense today.